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Author Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
Title Fighting the Cold War : a soldier's memoir / General John R. Galvin, USA (Ret.) ; foreword by General David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.).
Publisher Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2015]



Descript 1 online resource (xv, 517 pages) : illustrations
Content text txt
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Carrier online resource cr
Note Includes index.
Contents Part I. Pleasant Street -- The flashing eyes -- Shadows on the ceiling -- The Pleasant Street army -- If God was mad -- My nine lives -- Part II. Army life -- West Point: a time for testing -- Fort Benning: just like artillery, only bigger -- Puerto Rico: schooling -- Lanceros: continuen -- 101st Airborne Division: Hato Rey -- Fort Knox and Ginny -- Part III. War -- First Vietnam -- Pentagon: the papers -- Second Vietnam: all roads lead to Rang Rang -- Part IV. Mixed command and staff assignments -- The Fletcher School -- Stuttgart: the big staffs -- Belgium: Supreme Commanders Goodpaster and Haig -- 3rd Infantry Division -- 8th Infantry Division -- 24th Infantry Division -- VII Corps: warrior preparation -- Part V. Southern Command -- Southern Command, Panama -- Honduras -- El Salvador -- Colombia -- Part VI. Supreme commander -- Buttressing -- The White House and nuclear arms reduction -- Conventional forces in Europe -- WINTEX, the war game -- Change: the right mix -- The wall -- A strategy for change -- The First Gulf War -- Red Square -- The rescue of the Kurds -- The new force structure -- The coup -- Part VII. Global perspective -- Back to West Point, by way of Bosnia -- Ohio State University and global strategy seminars -- Back to Fletcher: leading and teaching leadership.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780813161037 electronic bk.
0813161037 electronic bk.
9780813161020 electronic bk.
0813161029 electronic bk.
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Author Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
Series American warriors
American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
Subject Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
United States. Army.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Cold War -- Biography.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Descript 1 online resource (xv, 517 pages) : illustrations
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Note Includes index.
Contents Part I. Pleasant Street -- The flashing eyes -- Shadows on the ceiling -- The Pleasant Street army -- If God was mad -- My nine lives -- Part II. Army life -- West Point: a time for testing -- Fort Benning: just like artillery, only bigger -- Puerto Rico: schooling -- Lanceros: continuen -- 101st Airborne Division: Hato Rey -- Fort Knox and Ginny -- Part III. War -- First Vietnam -- Pentagon: the papers -- Second Vietnam: all roads lead to Rang Rang -- Part IV. Mixed command and staff assignments -- The Fletcher School -- Stuttgart: the big staffs -- Belgium: Supreme Commanders Goodpaster and Haig -- 3rd Infantry Division -- 8th Infantry Division -- 24th Infantry Division -- VII Corps: warrior preparation -- Part V. Southern Command -- Southern Command, Panama -- Honduras -- El Salvador -- Colombia -- Part VI. Supreme commander -- Buttressing -- The White House and nuclear arms reduction -- Conventional forces in Europe -- WINTEX, the war game -- Change: the right mix -- The wall -- A strategy for change -- The First Gulf War -- Red Square -- The rescue of the Kurds -- The new force structure -- The coup -- Part VII. Global perspective -- Back to West Point, by way of Bosnia -- Ohio State University and global strategy seminars -- Back to Fletcher: leading and teaching leadership.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780813161037 electronic bk.
0813161037 electronic bk.
9780813161020 electronic bk.
0813161029 electronic bk.
Author Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
Series American warriors
American warriors (Lexington, Ky.)
Subject Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
United States. Army.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Cold War -- Biography.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.

Subject Galvin, John R., 1929-2015.
United States. Army.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Cold War -- Biography.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Descript 1 online resource (xv, 517 pages) : illustrations
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Note Includes index.
Contents Part I. Pleasant Street -- The flashing eyes -- Shadows on the ceiling -- The Pleasant Street army -- If God was mad -- My nine lives -- Part II. Army life -- West Point: a time for testing -- Fort Benning: just like artillery, only bigger -- Puerto Rico: schooling -- Lanceros: continuen -- 101st Airborne Division: Hato Rey -- Fort Knox and Ginny -- Part III. War -- First Vietnam -- Pentagon: the papers -- Second Vietnam: all roads lead to Rang Rang -- Part IV. Mixed command and staff assignments -- The Fletcher School -- Stuttgart: the big staffs -- Belgium: Supreme Commanders Goodpaster and Haig -- 3rd Infantry Division -- 8th Infantry Division -- 24th Infantry Division -- VII Corps: warrior preparation -- Part V. Southern Command -- Southern Command, Panama -- Honduras -- El Salvador -- Colombia -- Part VI. Supreme commander -- Buttressing -- The White House and nuclear arms reduction -- Conventional forces in Europe -- WINTEX, the war game -- Change: the right mix -- The wall -- A strategy for change -- The First Gulf War -- Red Square -- The rescue of the Kurds -- The new force structure -- The coup -- Part VII. Global perspective -- Back to West Point, by way of Bosnia -- Ohio State University and global strategy seminars -- Back to Fletcher: leading and teaching leadership.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780813161037 electronic bk.
0813161037 electronic bk.
9780813161020 electronic bk.
0813161029 electronic bk.

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